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• Blog / MIT Life

  #tbt: MIT Cribs Digging up some old freshman-year blog posts

  

  me in the company of great friends. I had to choose some of my very ... entire shelf. I would passionately recommend any of these titles to anyone ... unique deck. So far I have a grand total of… one. Just a few more to go

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • March 5, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  ’s going to sink fastest because of it?” I couldn’t argue ... also has the business savvy (and an impeccable sense of style to go with ... to be one of the most important sources of conflict. If his idea proves

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  parts. I loved the camaraderie of people all grinding to finish their part ... least two hours."]preparation.[/annotation] I used to have a fair bit of ... I like to think my lack of formal diction is relatable and shows that

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  hello applicants, i don’t know what to say but i can try

  

  to classes for a while. maybe some of you are far away from any ... find ways to take care of yourself and ease the stress, whatever that ... i guess this would usually be the time of year that there’d be blog

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 13, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  problem as its posed to us: A wheel of diameter R, consisting of a thin ... 're solving for!)). 2) Moment of Inertia. We need to find it. For the wheel ... Oftentimes the best way to learn something is to teach it. I

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Karma What goes around comes around.

  

  die is when you add that to the normal stresses of MIT life. Not a lot ... reading assignments? We will make a summary of your responses to the ... this was probably mostly due to illness, but a lot of it still holds for

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  eighty hours (pt. 3) notes from the third day

  

  -edited compilation of notes from my cross-country train trip from Boston to San ... ="84400" /] Out of a mild fear of getting lost or left behind, I attached myself to ... enjoyed her company, and am glad that I stayed up instead of going back to

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • January 13, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  Testing the Waters There comes a time in every man's life when he has to make a choice.…

  

  Office/Grey's Anatomy, and went to four hours of straight classes followed ... to partake in. All of the dorms have their own unique feeling to it, so ... , each of the dorms have their own culture and you get to choose which one

  • by Jess K. '10
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Always the Art Kid many many many identities

  

  , I transferred from my local public school of 800+ students to a ... to be faced with the realization that a significant portion of the ... am equally fearful of trying new activities as I am to sticking to

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • November 28, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Fortune Favors the merits of not working too hard

  

  odds of being seated at that dinner next to that Salomon Brothers lady? Of landing inside the best Wall Street firm from which to write the ... for it to grow and flourish. This kind of luck doesn't strike like a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 5, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST POST! You guys are totally right.. that WAS really tempting.

  

  time, I've forgotten how to blog. So in true "first post" style.. there will be no extra content to this post. Kidding, of course. I've been ... I would love to take credit for the brilliant entry title, but

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  The Interview: 10/20 Approaches Some thoughts on the interview, as the EA deadline nears.

  

  to MIT? What might you be interested in studying? Those kinds of ... application, and often serves to amplify the strongest parts of your file. I ... as to make it one of my new top choices (that, combined with a major in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 17, 2006
• Blog / Events

  dtyd weekend all party, no planning (for once)

  

  final act of the CPW closing show, we had a lot to get through to make ... and Uber to the venue within minutes of performing. slay! although the ... months to do so. something as simple as a "hallway party," aka a bunch of

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 19, 2023
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can I apply as a QB Finalist even if I did not rank any colleges?

  Bridge page to be sure that you’ve completed all of the MIT requirements. You ... colleges, you are welcome to apply to MIT using your QuestBridge application ... Bridge Non-participating Finalist who wishes to apply to MIT Early Action or
• Blog / Admissions

  How to take the Bebras Computing Challenge this fall an international introduction to computational thinking

  

  homepage) is an international challenge that introduces students to computational thinking. Founded in Lithuania in 2004, it has now spread to more than 30 countries and includes hundreds of thousands of student

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 23, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A week in my new world A little bit of everything

  

  directly into other people’s heads (pay close attention to my use of the word ... of moving into MIT!!! I am not going to lie it wasn’t until the plane ... and how we would love to see it change.h This aspect of MIT truly meant

  • by Ben O. '19
  • September 18, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  CP* restored my faith in the universe i read...My Immortal...with prefrosh

  

  these chances to meet the Class of '24—they're wonderful and hilarious and ... ! These couple of days have been a testament to how amazing the MIT ... impressive to me. I'm so thankful to be a member of this community :) As I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 18, 2020
• FAQ / First-year application

  What if my application is disrupted by a major event beyond my control?

  delays caused by major disruptions outside of your control. We try to be ... If your ability to apply to MIT has been affected by disasters or ... that our hearts go out to you. We understand that there is a lot on your
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Questions about Blogging Some friendly advice.

  

  fraternity, so I spent a lot of time at our house, getting to know my brothers ... 's because I spent a lot of time during the fall just trying to find my feet, establish my place, and figure out what I really wanted to get out of this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  ? Interestingly*, I haven't gotten out of MIT recently. (In nearly one year, to be ... can consider the scale to be logarithmic.) The first sign of impending ... Boston, a city where thousands of intelligent college students learn how to

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009